Troy police find body believed to be of missing father in Montrose cornfield WITH VIDEO

Partick Mikes Jr. sits in the jury box of 52nd Division 4 District Court before Judge William E. Bolle during his arraignment for the murder of his father Patrick Mikes Sr. The oakland Press/ DOUG BAUMAN

Oakland County Medical Examiners expect to complete the autopsy today of a body found in Montrose Township on Friday -- the body that police said they believe to be the Troy father who has been missing the past two weeks.

Authorities say they believe 55-year-old Patrick Mikes Sr. was killed by his son Patrick Mikes Jr. in the family's basement in late July, then was transported to Montrose.

Troy Police said they found evidence of a violent altercation in the home, and recently announced DNA tests showed the father and son's blood mixed at the scene.

Police announced finding the body Friday. Teams of searchers, including police and press volunteers, gathered in Montrose Township, near Flint, to look for a body this week in a 25-square-mile area.

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The body was located at 11 a.m. Friday above ground, 15 feet inside the edge of a cornfield on Morrish Road north of Lake Road, Troy Police Capt. Robert Redmond said.

The location is about three miles west of Interstate 75.

A bicycle matching the description of the Cannondale bike Mikes Sr. owned was found about 15 feet away from the body.

Police had gone door to door looking for a charcoal-gray Infiniti they believed Mikes Jr. had been driving.

"It was about two miles from where (residents) identified they saw the car cruising up and down the street," Redmond said.

He would not state what condition the body was in.

Mikes Jr. was arrested in Rochester Hills Wednesday, following confirmation of the blood's DNA and issuance of an arrest warrant.

Asked if others might have helped dispose of the body, Redmond said, "We have no evidence of that but we haven't ruled that out."

Troy Police Evidence technicians and members of the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office were at the scene Friday. Identity confirmation will be determined by the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office, Redmond said.

He said the search team was within about 30 feet of the body on Thursday evening.

"When we recently arrested and charged Patrick Mikes Jr. with murder, we did not give up the search for his father," he said. "We continued to search because it was the right thing to do."

Troy police have not spoken with Mikes Jr. since their first interview with him on July 29, the day he reported his father missing.

Redmond acknowledged the many people who took part in the search "including the citizens of Montrose Township, and the Montrose Police and Fire Departments for their help in our efforts to locate Mr. Mikes.

"The citizens provided numerous tips to us that we followed up on that helped us in our efforts," he said.

When asked if the body may have been attacked in a location other than the Troy basement, Redmond said,

"Whatever happened, happened in that basement."

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